Medical sources reported on Friday that a nine-month-old infant died due to severe cold in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, WAFA reported.
The sources said that nine-month-old Kinan Ahmad Arqiq died due to a severe drop in body temperature, marking the first cold-related death recorded during the current winter season.
They added that the infant arrived at Nasser Medical Complex yesterday, already dead, after being transferred from the Kuwaiti Hospital. Forensic medicine confirmed that the cause of death was a severe drop in body temperature.
The Gaza Strip recorded 10 cold-related deaths during last winter.
Residents of the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from a lack of shelter and medical treatment, as well as the absence of heating facilities due to fuel shortages, amid stormy, cold, and rainy weather.
More than 2.4 million people are living in approximately 30 per cent of the Gaza Strip’s area under harsh living conditions in tents and shelters, while the occupation authorities continue to delay the entry of aid into the Strip.
The quantities of aid arriving remain insufficient to meet the population’s growing needs, covering only a small fraction of the urgent needs of displaced people, amid continued shortages of tents, blankets, and winter clothing.
